god you say is always the answer but what is the answer for our cruelty we punish a life ’til it’s life ever after ever after the place that we all end up being

o’ such is a morn’ as this to awaken forgotten the hour that was yesterday with a standing blow to the head of frustration divide and we fall have you nothing to say?

[chorus] so let us rise up stand and be counted, stand and be counted on that let’s agree rise up dig out the cancer; dig out the cancer of futility

many’s the word that’s been broken true anger lips that are sealed as the hour slips away belief is a joke to this lost generation building the walls as the mind segregates

but when all is said the voice that is silent can’t be heard

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for we, we shall overcome… someday

so we bring the head of the ol’ palace tribe for there is the rapture that bleeds out a life hand over fist from their pulpit they spew liars they’ll crumble not knowing the truth

but when all is said the voice that is silent can’t be heard

[chorus] so let us rise up stand and be counted, stand and be counted on that let’s agree let us rise up dig out the cancer; dig out the cancer of futility rise up stand and be counted, stand and be counted on that let’s agree let us rise up dig out the cancer; dig out the cancer of all human greed